She has her mother’s beauty and her father’s business sense. You don’t know whether to love her or cower away in fear. She’s Ivanka Trump, and she’s written a new book packed full of great advice for getting ahead in the world. Take a look at The Trump Card: Playing to Win in Work and Life.

Anyone who has ever owned a pet understands how easily the cuddly critters nose their way into heart and home. If you enjoy reading stories about animals and their human caretakers, these titles may be just what you're after:

Greetings! It is that time again to showcase some of our new titles added to our graphic novels family. For an expanded list of graphic novels, check out our Adult and Young Adult new non-fiction titles.

The worst smell I’ve ever encountered? A decaying mouse that the cat brought in without my knowledge. Rodents are not known for their pleasant aroma – neither are financial scam artists! Ken Fisher knows this and recently published a book called How to Smell a Rat: The Five Signs of Financial Fraud. Read it and tell your friends.

In 2008, the worldly popular comic series by Jim Davis, Garfield, celebrated its 30th anniversary. Although you might not have read the series, you most likely are familiar with the mischeivous and lazy orange feline.

Here is a timeline of major events for the beloved series (more facts can be seen here):

1978- Garfield first debuts in 41 newspapers

1980- The first book, Garfield at Large, is published and is on the New York Times' bestseller list.

Whales and the hunting of them do not figure prominently in the history of Texas. It’s not that they are unknown in the Gulf of Mexico. They can be seen sporting about off the coast or nosing about the bottom. And occasionally they wander or are washed ashore, as a right whale did near Freeport in 1972, and a sperm whale did near Port Aransas in 2008.